July 2012

Homemade Irish Cream

July 30, 2012

Another month has rolled by which means it’s time to post for the Secret Recipe Club.  I’ve really enjoyed being part of the club because it means I get to become intimately familiar with a new blog at least once a month—not that I need an excuse!

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Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Clone

July 26, 2012

I did it.  I finally did it!  I have been tiptoeing around this knock-off recipe for Levain Bakery’s famous chocolate chip walnut cookie for way too long.  Levain’s signature chocolate chip cookie has been featured on Oprah, who says it’s her favorite chocolate chip cookie, the Food Network’s “Throwdown with Bobby Flay,” and written up [...]

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Thai Crunch Chicken Salad

July 23, 2012

Here is a wonderful salad to enjoy while we continue to suffer through an unbearably hot summer.  Here in the Midwest, we have experienced triple-digit temperatures on multiple days in June and July.  On those days it hasn’t actually hit 100 degrees, it’s been well into the 90s.  I heard a report on the news [...]

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Shrimp Francesca

July 19, 2012

When I was first looking over this recipe for Shrimp Francesca, I wondered whether or not the dish would be worthy of the Italian version of my name.  Quite simply, it is.

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Gluten-free Buttermilk Pancakes

July 16, 2012

I have been trying to avoid the “white” foods—you know, flour, potatoes, rice, SUGAR!  Sometimes I feel like the alien “Edgar” in “Men in Black.”  Give me sugar!

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Flourless Nut Cake

July 12, 2012

A few months ago, I met my friends Cathy and Jill for lunch.  Cathy brought us a sample of a cake someone from her husband’s work had made.  It was a walnut cake which contained no flour, dairy, or granulated sugar.  Cathy knew that Jill had given up wheat and wanted her to try it.  [...]

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Strawberry Salsa

July 9, 2012

It’s the rare occasion that I make something from Family Circle magazine, but the July issue featured a couple of recipes that I made within 24 hours of first spotting them.  We enjoyed both recipes on Father’s Day—a wonderful blueberry shortcake and this excellent strawberry salsa.

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Sara’s Energy Balls

July 7, 2012

I am always looking for healthy snacks to keep me on the straight and narrow in between meals.  My daughter Sara is like-minded.  She found a recipe for these energy balls on Pinterest and tweaked it to her liking.  Sara has said on more than one occasion that if she didn’t get into medical school [...]

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Quick Chicken Fajitas

July 5, 2012

The last of our four children graduated from college in May.  High five!  I thought I’d tell you a tale of chicken tacos gone awry on a very busy graduation day.

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4th of July Parfait

July 2, 2012

If you’re looking for a red, white and blue dessert to celebrate our country’s birthday, look no further.  Here’s an easy recipe for a delicious fruit parfait incorporating the colors of the flag.

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